Deserve More Than Just A Slap

Brien was standing at the entrance lobby, looking so gloomy as if he had just lost a huge bet in a casino.

He looked up when he noticed a lot of employees were clocking out and immediately spotted Yvonne. With a dark look on his face, he crossed their distance and fiercely grabbed her arm.

"Why are you ignoring my calls and my messages? You want break up with me, is that it? You're cheating on me, aren't you?!" Brien started firing up his questions immediately.

He ignored the people around them as he shook Yvonne's arms. He didn't consider the fact that his actions might put the girl in a bad light. Not to mention, it might even negatively impact her performance as an intern by creating this shameful scandal, which could possibly lead to jeopardizing her future. In his mind, his pride was trampled by this gullible girl.

"What did you mean when you said we need to talk? What have you been doing behind my back? You found a new boy toy, didn't you? Where is he? Huh?!"

He didn't wait for Yvonne to answer him as he continued to voice out his assumptions.

Those who were near them started whispering while pointing their fingers towards them. Yvonne felt like she wanted to dig up a hole to bury herself in because of the shame she was feeling at that moment. Her whole being stiffened from anger and embarrassment, that her mind just blanked out and failed to respond.

Just then, Supervisor Jim saw what's happening and immediately called for security. He then walked towards the couple.

"Miss Pereira, is everything alright here?" He looked at Yvonne, concern was clearly etched on his face.

His presence snapped Yvonne from her daze. "I-I will handle this, sir..."

But before she could continue -

"Is it you?! You're her new boytoy, right? Ha! You're already old enough to get yourself entangled with a younger woman."

Brien, because of his madness combined with paranoia, whipped his head at the newcomer and pointed his finger.

As he mocked the old supervisor, Yvonne further turned pale at his actions, and jerked her arm away from Brien's tight hold.

Paaaak!

"Brien Ahsan, how dare you?!"

She immediately raised her other hand and used all her might to land a resounding slap to Brien's thick face.

"Y-you... slapped me?!" Brien looked at her in a daze while he held his stinging slapped cheek.

"You deserve more than just that slap. Don't you know shame? How dare you make a scene like this in here?!" Yvonne hissed at him, not hiding the fact she was so mad at his actions.

Yvonne didn't wait for his reply but then turned around to face the stupefied Supervisor Jim.

"I'm sorry, Supervisor Jim, for having offended you. I will deal with this matter personally. I'm really sorry about this."

Yvonne did a ninety-degree bow at her supervisor to express her sincere apology.

"Why are you apologizing to this old man? You're supposed to apologize to me! I ran all the way here from another city just to see you, and yet you're still ignoring me?!"

Brien was all red in the face as fury with a hint of shame overwhelmed him. He couldn't believe that this gullible girlfriend of his would learn to defy him to this day. After all, he was used to leading her by the nose while sweet talking her. He knew that once he'd raised his voice, this girl would immediately cater to his whims. She used to do anything to please him.

Yvonne pursed her lips as Brien continued to yell.

"You really crossed the line, you bastard!" She clenched her fists tightly, ignoring the numbing sensation from that slap. Her voice cold as winter while looking at the man in front of her like he was a dead man.

Two security guards then chose that moment to interfere. One of them directly walked beside Brien, ready to grab the man.

"Sir, we apologize for the intrusion, but you cannot make a scene here. We have to remove you from the premises immediately. You're breaching our security protocols."

One guard expressionlessly stated, before joining the other one who was beside Brien.

They then held both arms of Brien, ready to throw him out of the premises at any moment.

"Wait, please." Yvonne stopped them, but did not plead to let go of Brien.

She faced Brien, her eyes cold with so much anger and built up disappointment that tears threatened to show.

"I will talk to you when you're sober. When your anger is not getting ahead of your rationality." Her voice was cold as an iceberg.

Looking at the man, Yvonne couldn't help but think, 'How was I not able to see past his toxic character? Was I really so blind in the past that I ignored the signs?'

She then signalled to the guards to throw out Brien who was struggling in their hold.

"No! Yvonne you can't just have me thrown out like this! You told me we needed to talk so let's have a talk right now!"

The guards didn't stop dragging Brien out of the building despite his struggles.

The commotion finally died down and all spectators left as silence reigned in the whole lobby.

Yvonne took a deep breath as she willed her tears to disappear. Her whole body was trembling with anger and shame, that it took a moment before she turned to face Supervisor Jim.

"I-I'm really sorry for this incident Supervisor Jim. I don't think I still have the courage to face you and the whole office after everything that's happened."

Yvonne covered her trembling mouth with her hands as she lowered her head.

Supervisor Jim was initially disappointed at her but when he saw how she was trying hard to pull herself together, he took pity on her that he reached out to pat her shoulder.

"Miss Pereira, you're still young. You have so much ahead of you. I don't care about your personal relationships, but I believe you can do better than being with that man. He's no good for you." He honestly advised the girl.

"I see that now, Supervisor Jim. I plan to talk to him and break up with him once he sobers up. But..." She took a deep breath to calm her nerves, "I don't have the courage to face everyone here anymore."

At the moment, Yvonne felt as if the humiliation that Brien brought to her in front of Supervisor Jim was once again happening. Only, this time got a little bit physical.

"Don't say that, little girl. Don't ever allow someone else's folly to hinder you in achieving your goals. With what you're telling me, it's as if you're just going to throw away the opportunities in front of you because of that man." He thought for a while before he continued.

"I already see you as my daughter, even though we've just met. And from what I saw at how you worked hard on your task today, you will definitely go a long way. Believe in yourself, and strive hard to work on your goals. Make your parents proud. Make yourself even more proud."

Yvonne's heart warmed intensely with those words that she could not stop the tears from finally flowing down her flushed face. She wiped her tears as she sniffed and determination was once again showed on her face.

"I'll definitely keep your words in my heart and mind Supervisor Jim." Yvonne's voice couldn't help but tremble with emotions.

"En. You better. I'll see you tomorrow, Miss Pereira." Supervisor Jim patted her shoulders before heading out.

A few minutes later, Yvonne saw her father's car pulling up at the entrance. She immediately fixed her face before running towards it.

"Dad!" Elizardo got out of the car just as Yvonne launched herself at him.

"Ohmp! What's with all these hugs today, girl?" The old man chuckled while he carefully held his daughter.

Instead of answering, Yvonne just landed her resounding kiss to her father's cheeks before getting inside the car.

It just left her father chuckling while taking the driver's seat once again and drove off.

Two men were watching the father and daughter pair.

Brien who was hidden in a lamp post, had a sinister look on his face. He lowered his head so no one could see what he was thinking. A moment passed before he took off.

The other man who was standing in a corner of the building lobby had deep interest written on his handsome face.

"Find out everything about that girl and investigate that man. What was his name? Brien something?" Amusement filled his voice.

"Young Master, his name was Brien Ahsan. I'll go start investigating on them now." A docile voice answered him.

"Hmm." That low sound from the man could make anyone tremble, either in anticipation or dread.